South Korea vs Uruguay: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
South Korea
51.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
52.8%
in 2025
South Korea rank
12th
Uruguay rank
10th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 52.8% against 51.1% in South Korea, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Korea ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 49.6% | 24.2% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 48.9% | 11.8% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 49.8% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 49.7% | 2.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 49.2% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 50.7% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 52.2% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, South Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 52.8% against 51.1% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 1.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- South Korea ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.